Parallel Computing in Mathematica 7

Richard Gass

Department of Physics
University of Cincinnati

Abstract

With Mathematica 7, parallel computing is easier than ever before, but parallel algorithms are often more complex than their serial counterparts. I will discuss the implementation of domain decomposition algorithms for solving partial differential equations on multiple processors. I will also consider the issue of scaling, both with respect to the number of processors and problem size. The effects of network topology and homogeneous versus non-homogeneous networks will also be discussed.